37 h. ago The mystery of the nameless girl found dead in a Spanish border town

On a summer morning in 1990, the body of a young woman appeared in a small town close to the frontier. For those who saw her, finding her identity became an obsession that would last 30 yearsNobody can recall who first phoned the police on the morning of 4 September 1990, but everyone remembers the girl. Her body, hanging from a pine tree on a steep slope above the Spanish frontier town of Portbou, was visible to anyone looking up from the beach or across from the opposite hillside. She was barefoot, with grey-blue eyes and thick chestnut-brown hair. She wore blue dungarees over a turquoise green shirt.Portbou, squeezed into a cauldron-like Mediterranean cove, had only 2,000 inhabitants but plenty of police officers. In these years before the Schengen agreement, guards were stationed on the French border but these officers were experts in immigration and smuggling, not violent deaths. Instead, Enrique Gómez, a 35-year-old investigator from the Guardia Civil police force was called i...

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39 h. ago Salford incident: Children among those arrested after GUN pointed at city residents

Greater Manchester Police says a crossbow was also recovered amid the force's investigation on Romney Street in Salford, which was on lockdown late on Monday night

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51 h. ago ‘Severe strain’ on tech supply chains will cause more price rises in electronics

Experts say the ongoing uncertainty around Donald Trump’s tariff policy is forcing firms to put prices up – as Sony announced PS5 price rises.

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63 h. ago One of Britain's biggest police forces blasted over diversity drive that 'encouraged people with no GCSEs and little English to apply'

A former police recruiter has said its 'Positive Action Team' was told to go out in public to recruit people, regardless of language ability or qualifications.

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67 h. ago Police warning to parents after several kids go missing on UK beach

Lancashire Police said it had been forced to issue a warning after being called to 'several reports of missing children' in recent days

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4 d. ago Chinese executives 'tried to enter key areas' of British Steel plant hours before crunch debate that could bring furnace under government control

Police were called to the scene and forced bosses of British Steel owners Jingye to leave after they were prevented from accessing core areas of the plant, according to The Times.

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4 d. ago Live updates as serious fire closes Carmarthenshire road and people are told 'keep windows shut'

The police force has asked motorists to avoid the area and for all nearby residents to ensure their windows and doors are shut while emergency services deal with the fire

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4 d. ago Police force tells its officers they have 'white privilege' in equity training programme

Thames Valley Police has taught staff about topics including 'micro-aggressions,' 'white privilege,' and the difference between 'non-racist versus anti-racist'.

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5 d. ago Armed police pictured blocking off city centre street as GMP issue statement

The force said residents can expect to see an increased police presence

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5 d. ago Manchester United investigate fan treatment after teargas incident in Lyon

French police used teargas at Europa League tieSupporter’ groups criticise response of authoritiesManchester United are investigating the treatment of their fans who attended Thursday’s 2-2 draw at Lyon. The local government admitted French police used teargas but said it was “proportionate” to restore calm.Posts on social media showed United fans feeling the effect of the spray at the Europa League quarter-final first leg. The Rhône prefecture said in a statement: “English fans were seated in the away section waiting to be allowed to join their bus. They attempted to force their way through the security measures deployed by the national police. Projectiles were also reported to be thrown at the police. The police therefore used moderate, proportionate and necessary force (tear gas) to restore calm. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Shock police figures reveal dramatic rise in dog attacks across the UK

The number of 'out of control' attacks recorded by police forces in England and Wales have increased over the past five years, some by as much as a staggering 163%

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5 d. ago Police disguise as Batman and Robin to snare rogue street traders on Westminster Bridge

Police officers in Lambeth were forced to get creative after regulars on Westminster Bridge began to recognise them

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5 d. ago Anger at police force's 'harmful' block on new white recruits

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper faced calls to stop West Yorkshire Police 's recruitment drive, which gives members of 'under-represented' ethnic groups priority to apply to be PCs.

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5 d. ago Never mind the officer's race, victims just want one to show up! Anger over police force's 'harmful' block on new white recruits

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper faced calls to stop West Yorkshire Police 's recruitment drive, which gives members of 'under-represented' ethnic groups priority to apply to be PCs.

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5 d. ago Sweet shop police crackdown: Hundreds of businesses are raided and dozens of people arrested in massive operation against criminal gangs running American

Officers from 19 police forces across England knocked on the doors of 265 businesses as part of Operation Machinize, a mammoth crackdown on high street money laundering.

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5 d. ago Hundreds of barbershops targeted by police in crackdown on money laundering and modern slavery

Ten shops were shut down, and further closures are expected after police forces across the country visited 265 cash-focused businesses

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5 d. ago Attack by suspected banned XL bully dog leaves woman with ‘potentially life

Police forced to use protective shields to go into house

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6 d. ago ‘I want to leave the police after missing the early days with my baby’

The vast majority of police forces only offer one week of fully paid paternity leave

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6 d. ago Andy Burnham's warning as police officer numbers back above 2010 levels in Greater Manchester

Mr Burnham said cuts to policing helped foster a 'defeatist attitude' to crime He praised the force for a 'colossal turnaround' as he issued a warning.

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer confirms when first 3,000 new police officers will be recruited

Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper will announce a huge boost to neighbourhood policing teams across the 43 forces in England and Wales after they were 'decimated' under the Tories

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